Job Details

Overview

Transactional and Insurance Attorney

Join the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) as an attorney focusing on transactional and insurance law matters.

Salary: $95,000 – $125,000, depending on experience

Position Type: Full-time

Relocation expenses: Negotiable

Application Requirements: Cover letter, résumé, and a legal writing sample (≤ 3,000 words)

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to CSI's management on questions related to insurance and securities laws.
• Represent CSI in administrative actions related to market conduct examinations, rate disputes, and other insurance law issues.
• Assist staff in drafting and reviewing contracts.
• Review and approve confidentiality requests and trade secret applications.
• Draft administrative rules and respond to public comments.
• Review licensing applications and file administrative actions to terminate or suspend licenses.
• Occasionally represent CSI in civil litigation.
• Exercise meaningful autonomy in your casework, supported by a team that values collegiality, excellence, and public service.

Why Join Us

• 15+ vacation days, sick leave, 11+ paid holidays, and maternity and parental leave.
• Outstanding State of Montana Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family starting on your first day of employment. Additional details are available HERE
• Retirement Security: Multiple retirement plan options with a generous employer contribution. Additional details are available HERE
• Loan Forgiveness: Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Minimum qualifications

• A Juris Doctor degree
• Exceptional legal research and writing skills
• The ability to work independently while meeting deadlines
• Membership in good standing in the State Bar of Montana, or the ability to become a member by an agreed-upon date.
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check

Preferred qualifications

• Four or more years of experience in the insurance or securities industries

How to Apply

Please click on the link HERE

Please submit the following

• A cover letter
• Résumé
• A Legal Writing Sample (3,000 words or less, authored within the past three years)

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